Taisho Japanese Restaurant in Auckland Menu

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Chef's Selection 6 skewers recommended by the Chef $19.00
- Teriyaki Chicken/Prawn/Sirloin Beef/Salmon/Pork belly/Scallop Bacon
Camembert Cheese Fondue $25.00
- 6 of Today's Skewers/Bread/Broccoli/Tomato

Ika $9.00
- Squid
Gyutan $6.50
- Sliced Ox tongue
Mi $5.50
- Chicken thigh served with original teriyaki sauce or salt
Cheese Mi $6.00
- Chicken thigh with cheese
Negima $6.00
- Chicken thigh and spring onion with teriyaki sauce or salt
Yuzuwasabi $6.00
- Chicken thigh with yuzu citrus juice & HOT wasabi
Tebasaki $6.50
- Crispy Chicken wing
Liver $5.50
- Chicken liver
Kokoro $5.50
- Tender chicken hearts
Tsukune $7.00
- Yakitori style chicken meatball
Butabara $7.00
- Pork belly with sliced onion
Sirloin $7.00
- Beef sirloin steak cubed and skewered
Kinokomaki $6.50
- Mushrooms, skewered with sliced pork
Hotate Bacon $7.00
- Scallops wrapped in sliced pork
Salmon $7.00
Ebi $7.00
- Prawns served with mayonnaise
Nankotsu $6.50
- Crunchy Chicken Soft Bone
Lamb Rack $12.50
- Lamb Rack with bone
Aspara Bacon $6.00
- Asparagus wrapped in sliced pork (available in season)
Teriyaki Tofu $7.00
Kinoko $5.50
- Mushroom
Zukki-ni $4.50
- Courgette
Kumara $5.00
Tomorokoshi $4.50
- Sweet Corn
Pi-man $4.50
- Capsicum

Edamame $6.50
- Lightly salted soybeans served in their shells
Tuna Spoon $10.50
- Lightly Marinated Tuna with Avocado Cream
Soramame $6.50
- Lightly salted fried broad beans
Tsukemono $6.50
- Selection of Japanese style pickles
Dashimaki $7.00
- Japanese style omelet with fish stock
Nasuzuke $6.50
- Fried Eggplant in a soy based sauce
Zensai Mori $12.00
- Assorted Mini Platter of the day (Ask our staff)
Takowasabi $5.00
- Raw Octopus with Wasabi Source

Green Salad $7.00
- Small seasonal green salad
Kaisen Salad $14.00
- Seafood Salad
Shabu Shabu Salad $9.00
- Finely sliced pork on greens with creamy sesame dressing
Lettuce Maki $13.00
- Pork mince sweet soy bean sauce with fresh crispy lettuce
Tofu Salad $9.50
- Fresh or deep fried Tofu salad

Salmon Avocado Roll 5pcs $9.00
Aburi Salmon Nigiri Sushi $12.00
- Lightly seared cut salmon on sushi rice 3pcs
Teriyaki Chicken Roll 5pcs $9.00
Shiromi Nigiri $12.00
- Today's white fish on sushi rice 3pcs
Spicy Fresh Tuna Roll 5pcs $17.50
Inari Sushi $7.50
- Tofu pockets filled with sushi rice 3pcs
Avocado Roll 5pcs $7.50

Miso Soup $3.00
Yakitori Don $11.00
- Teriyaki skewered chicken served on a bowl of rice
Yakisoba $11.00
- Stir Fried noodles (Prawn, Pork or Veggies)
Salmon Don $12.50
- Teriyaki salmon served on a bowl of rice
Steamed Rice $3.00
Yaki Onigiri $6.50
- Grilled rice with teriyaki sauce

Sashimi Sanshu $15.00
- Assorted seasonal sliced raw fish (3 kinds)
Sashimi Goshu $29.00
- Assorted seasonal sliced raw fish (5 kinds)
Fish Carpaccio $18.00
- Finely sliced fresh WHITEFISH or SALMON in vinegar dressing
Salmon Tataki $23.00
- Seared salmon with soy balsamic sauce
Beef Tataki $12.50
- Finely sliced seared sirloin beef served rare with tasty sauce
Agedashi Tofu $7.00
- Tempura-style tofu served in a light soy based sauce
Kaniashi $12.00
- Crunchy fried soft shell crab
Karaage $8.00
- Crunchy diced chicken
Gesoage $7.50
- Crispy squid tentacles
Takoyaki $7.50
- Osaka Speciality Octopus pieces grilled in batter to form round bite size snacks 7pcs
Okonomiyaki $11.50
- Japanese style savory pancake with shrimp, pork and cabbage
Gyoza $12.00
- Handmade pan fried dumplings 7pcs
Tonkatsu $18.00
- Crumbed pork fillet with tonkatsu sauce
Sakana Fries $17.00
- Crumbed white fish with tartare sauce

Nearby Sample Menus

Creamy Garlic Mushrooms $17.50
- With Sausage, Toast or Smashed Potato
Organic Free Range Eggs - Any Style $12
Feta Mushrooms $17.50
- With Spinach & Feta on Toast
Breakfast Burger $17.50
- With Ham on the Bone, Egg (Any Style), Bacon,Grilled Tomato, In A Bun - with Hash Brown
Works Burger $19.50
- With Homemade Beef Patty, Bacon, Egg, Beetroot, Pineapple, Onion with Salad & Aioli on a Bun & Served with Chips
Lu'Au $6.50
- Taro Leaves Baked in Coconut Cream
Eggs Benedict $17.50
- Organic Free Range Eggs with Crispy Pork Belly, Ham on the Bone or Smoked Salmon on Polenta Bread or option with Smashed Potato and Home-Made Hollandaise & Chutney
Extra Options $4
- Toast, Salmon, Bacon, Pork or Sausage

w/ crispy bacon & creamy baby spinach $17.50
(All served w/ one piece of parmesan garlic ciabatta)
FACT-TREE VEGETARIAN $18.00
- Any style of eggs on five grain toast w/ field mushroom, house made hash brown, avocado, grilled vine tomato & creamy baby spinach
BRIOCHE FRENCH TOAST $18.50
- w/ grilled banana, crispy bacon, mix berry compote, desiccated coconut, and spiced pistachio mix and maple syrup
w/ cream cheese, tomato, avocado, sundried tomato pesto & rocket salad $13.00
KIDS BLUEBERRY PANCAKE $7.50
OMELETTES
SWEET CORN FRITTERS $18.00
- w/ poached eggs, crispy bacon, wild rocker leaves & creamy pesto sauce

Tamarillo, yogurt, oat crumble $12.00
Pork skins, applesauce $7.00
Kumara skins, chili aioli $9.00
Poached pear, vanilla sponge, crème fraîche $12.00
Wagyu beef burger, provolone, bread & butter pickles $24.00
Garden Slaw $7.00
Crisps, beetroot cream $7.00
Agria potatoes, mint butter $7.00

Bacon and Avocado Salad(GF) $15.9
- With mesclun, tomato, cucumber and honey mustard vinaigrette
Open Faced Sandwich(chicken/peppered beef) $19.5/$22.5
- With spinach chorizo, harissa, salad mix, garlic aioli
Fettuccini Al Pollo $17.9
- fresh chicken pieces pan fried with button mushroom, onions, fresh herbs then tossed in a tomato cream sauce
HotCakes $16
- With caramelised banana and crispy bacon
Nuggets & Chips $8.9
- Served with tomato sauce
Cranberry Chicken & Brie $16.9
- Onion, berry jam, aioli, herbs
Green Salad $5
Garlic Ciabatta Bread $3.5

Chicken $11.50
satay Beef $14.30
Honey chicken $14.30
C $21.50
- 2 fish, 2 chips, 4 squid rings, 3 spring rolls
Squid ring $1.00
Hot SpIcy Chicken $16.00
- chicken with onion spring onion & mixed veggies in our sensational chili sauce
Sweet & Sour Pork $14.30
(cooking with onion peas, carrots, and sweet corn)

Raw Bagels
- Always popular, the little bird raw, seeded bread bagel, perfected by our chefs, we think we have come up with the ultimate raw bread recipe, topped with different moreish creations ' depending on seasonally available produce.
Wraps and Rolls
- Everyday our chefs are making and dehydrating wraps out of all sorts of products and then filling them with salads, sauces and deliciousness. Our rolls of raw nori provide high amount of calcium, iran, trace minerals and electrolyte that keep your cells hydrated and glowing
Chia Puddings
- Amazing nutritious chia seeds, soaked in fresh coconut milk and topped with range of fresh fruit and tasty treats toppings. >>
Raw Bircher Muesli
- gluten free oats, chia, goji, apple, almond, lemon, cinnamon, young coconut. Topped with coconut yoghurt & berry-chia jelly
Bird Bowls
- A tasting bowl of the best seasonal produce and flavour creating the perfect bowl to get you inspired about how good veggles can taste
Chef’s Specials
- We are never quite sure what the little bird kitchen crew might come up with next but we are looking forward to it
Little Bird Grawnola with Nut Milks
- Taste where is all began! little bird's Grawnola was our ﬁrst product, and the start of our business, and remains one of our most popular products today. Paired with our own freshly pressed nut milk, a great sustaining start to the day.
Fresh Salads
- Salad is a bit of a boring term for the plant based dishes we create. Fresh crisp greens and veg activated nuts, coconut bacon fermented foods, tasty seed mixes nut cheeses-these are salads but not as you know them

Calamari Salad $16.90
- Seared calamari in a creamy white wine reduction served on salad green with aioli & a wedge of lemon
Garlic Pizza Bread $8.50
Soup of the Day $10.90
- (ask your server for today's choice) Served with your choice of bread
Java Seafood Supreme $22.00
- Scallops, prawns, mussels, spring onion, black olives, garlic, tomato & mozzarella
Please ask our server for today's special
Salmon $18.90
Sides
Cream Cheese / Sour Cream / Aioli / Hollandaise $2.00

Seaweed salad $10.00
Chawanmushi $8.90
Tofu salad $10.00
Karaage don $18.00
- deep-fried chicken with cabbage, ginger, lemon, mayo and spring onion
Salmon sashimi (7 slices) $18.00
Sushi mixed $28.90
- 4 pieces of mixed roll sushi & 4 pieces of mixed nigiri sushi
Nigiri sushi set $28.00
- 8 pieces of mixed nigiri and 4 pieces of mixed rolled sushi
Salmon $4.50

Miang Jin Nuea $15.00
- Semi cured beef on khom leaves w peanuts, toasted coconut, crispy shallots & tamarind chilli jam
Somtum Phu Plarah $8 / $14
- Pickled crab & spicy green papaya salad, tomatoes & snake beans
Khao Greab Nah Moo $16.00
- Caramelised pulled pork on Thai prawn cracker w chilli oil & sesame
Sai Krok Isaan $16.00 / 200g
- Isaan pork sausages w lightly pickled ginger, green chilli, shallot & blackened peanuts
Brown jasmine rice $3.50
Gaeng Hung Lay $28.00
- Braised pork belly, w Hung Lay paste, ginger, green peppercorns, coconut & pork crackling
Kua Gai $16.00
- Wok fried flat rice noodle, marinated chicken thigh, eggs, preserved cabbage with Sriracha
Pad Pak $14.00
- Spicy stir fry of straw mushroom, seasonal greens, hard tofu, garlic & chilli

6 Piece Pak + Large Chips $17.90
Steak & Mushroom $3.60
Hunger Pak $26.90
- 4 Thighs, 4 Drums, Large Chips
Steak & Cheese Pie $3.60
10 Piece Pak + Large Chips $26.90
Mince Savory $1.20
Mince & Cheese Pie $3.60
Mince Potato Top Savory $1.50

Stir Fried Chicken / Spicy Beef / Garlic Beef / Spicy Trotters $25.00
Spicy and Sour Sea Cucumber / Braised Sea Cucumber $42.00
Smoked Pork Fried Bean Curd / Smoked Pork Fried Potherb Mustard $16.50
Spicy Beef Offal $32.00
Spicy and Sour Chitterlings / Spicy Chitterlings / Stir Fried Pork and Capsicum $18.50
Braised Spicy Tofu with Pork Mince / Celery with Bean Curd / Lotus Root / Spicy Lotus Root / Braised Tofu $14.50
Spicy Beef / Sweet and Sour Chicken / Sweet and Sour Pork / Pickled Turnips and Tripe $22.50
Fish Soup with Tofu / Fish Soup with Pickled Vegetable $20.50

Afghan bread $6
- burnt butter, pistachio, rose petal jam
Lamb Basturma $30
- roasted garlic, black tahini, lettuce chermula, crystalised pumpkin seeds
Skate $27
- fermented apple water, bees wax, pine oil, leek ash, batarekh, white radish
Manoush $8
- lamb, tomato, red pepper, olive powder, pickled chilli, lemon
Slow cooked egg $16
- frekkeh, red Sujuk, fermented black garlic, potato
Wedding tabbouleh $24
- mograbiah, zucchini flower, kadaif pastry, goats cheese, heirloom tomato
Merguez $27
- fennel, Afghani black grape, Pedro Ximenez sherry, parsley
Fattoush $19
- watermelon, beetroot, cucumber, orange blossom, parsley

Soto Jakarta $10.00
- Spicy Beef soup with tamarind lemongrass, cinnamon, garlic, in coconut cream. Rice or Noodles
Beef Balado $11.00
- Grilled with hot chilli, roasted onion, garlic and sun dried tomatoes
Ayam Bali ( Bali Chicken) $11.00
- Fried chicken with special bali spicy sauce
Chicken Penyet $11.50
- Fried Crispy chicken and crashed with spicy sauce and vegetables
Gado Gado $11.00
Special Fried Rice $11.00
- Chicken /Lamb and beef fried rice served with egg and prawns crackers. Vegetarian Available
Terasi Noodles $11.00
- Special Stir.fried noodle with chicken, prawns, cabbage and tomatoes. Vegetarian Available
Padang Rice $13.00
- Rice with chicken, beef, egg, vegetables in coconut cream

Veggie N/A
- Walnut, lentils and herbs with a plum and soy glaze. Served with hand cut fries.
Pork and Chorizo N/A
- with melted cheddar. Served with hand cut fries.
Fish of the Day $19.50
- Your choice of Kilkenny beer battered with chunky homemade tartare sauce or pan seared with a caper and tarragon butter. Served with salad, hand cut chips (or creamy mash if you prefer).
K'Rd S n' M $18.50
- Farm style Beef sausages with mash and red wine jus & green beans
Pork Loin Chop $22.00
- Grilled pork loin chop with creamy mashed potato and red wine jus and homemade sauerkraut
Prime Hereford Sirloin Steak $24.00
- Served with pommes neufs, salad & your choice of: Eggs, Pepper sauce & brandy sauce or mushroom sauce
Steak Sandwich $19.50
- Toasted ciabatta with grilled cheddar, red onion salad and Dijon aioli served with hand cut fries
Fresh Fish $17.50
- with chunky homemade tartare and pickles. Served with hand cut fries.